Yesterday the DNC decided to seat the delegates from Florida and Michigan, each with half a vote per delegate. This because they (particularly Michigan) violated party rules by holding their primaries early.
It is interesting that the Clinton camp has been outspoken about the need to ensure these votes are counted. Interesting because when the rules were announced both parties supported them. If Hillary had truly been concerned about the votes "counting" she could have said so before the primary. An argument at that time would have been one based on ideology and substance.
As it stands the the same argument being made now is because she is losing. This begs the question: Does she really care about the votes being counted? If the roles were reversed would she behave any differently than Senator Obama?
I see a similar vein running through her argument for a "gas-tax holiday" proposal a month ago. She made a big deal about how it was exactly what the country needed- a reduction in gas tax from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Well Memorial Day has come and gone and she did nothing about it. No bill was introduced, no meeting was held, no explanation given. She simply framed an issue and tried to make Obama look bad for not supporting something that was never going to happen.
To me these two issues refelect a systemic process of saying things that are good for her at the time they are said, even if they are untrue, impossible or even unethical.
Senator Obama says he wants to change the way the game is played in Washington. Senator Clinton is just one example of what he is talking about. I hope he can do it.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
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